pop culture

Star Wars Kid: Lightsabers, Cyberbullying and YouTube (15 years later)

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Star Wars Kid

Remember Star Wars Kid, that internet sensation; that pole-wielding home video that started circulating around the internet about 15 years ago? The video depicts a Canadian teenager, Ghyslain Raza, wielding a pole around as if it’s Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber. He’s wielding the pole in a captivatingly passionate and awkward way. Watch Star Wars Kid: Lightsabers, … Read more

That lightsaber pop song you’ve never heard about

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EXO lightsaber screenshot

If you’ve never heard about the successful pop song “Lightsaber” by the group EXO, it’s possibly because “Lightsaber” is a K-pop (Korean pop) song. Originally released in 2015, “Lightsaber” peaked at number 9 on the South Korean singles chart (Gaon) and the YouTube music video has snagged 16.5 million views as of March 2018. EXO … Read more